Corrigan to lead LA Times biz section

John Corrigan has been promoted to business editor of the Los Angeles Times.
Corrigan, who joined the business team in 2001, has been the deputy business editor for the past two years.
From the announcement:

“Over the past eight years, John has compiled an impressive body of work in the Business section. As deputy, he was in charge of the daily report and oversaw the launch of the new Sunday section, which focuses on personal finance. He was the project editor for the 2003 series “The Wal-Mart Effect,” which won the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. As markets editor, John directed the 2006 series “Retirement at Risk,” which won first place in business writing from the Associated Press and The Times’ own editorial award for explanatory journalism.”

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